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Gov. John Kasich and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker participated in a joint fundraiser at the
Columbus Athletic Club on Monday evening, Ohio Republican Party spokesman Chris Schrimpf
confirmed.

The Republican Governors Association was the beneficiary of the fundraiser featuring the two
Midwestern governors, whom some regard as potential Republican presidential candidates in 2016 —
with Walker seen as more likely than Kasich at this point. It was not immediately clear whether the
fundraiser was intended to benefit Kasich’s 2014 re-election campaign directly.

“It did very, very well,” said one Republican source who attended the fundraiser.

Both Kasich and Walker championed legislation in 2011 to curb collective bargaining for public
employees that drew thousands of protesters to their respective Statehouses. Ohio’s Senate Bill 5,
which would have affected police officers and firefighters, was overturned easily through a
referendum. The Wisconsin law did not include police officers and firefighters, but Walker faced a
recall election last year because of that bill. He easily won — a victory that some say gave him
political strength to run nationally.